A little buddy
lives on your desktop
Type and it dashes along the bottom of your screen, painting the ground as it goes. Pet it and it purrs. Poke it and it hops. Spend the paws you earn on new friends and hats.
A Mac app: open this page on your Mac
macOS 13 or later · Free to download · Friends and paws are in-app purchases
Typing
Every keystroke sends it running
The faster you type, the faster it goes. Head out with a trail behind you, make it back to your own ground, and everything you circled is yours at once.
- Every 50-hit combo: double speed for 2 seconds
- 1 🐾 for every 10 tiles you paint
- Fill all three rows to clear the board
Play
It reacts to your touch
Pet it
Rub it gently with your cursor and it closes its eyes and purrs.
Poke it
Click and it hops. Keep poking and it sulks with its back to you.
Toss it
Drag it and it dangles. Fling it and it flies — even over to another display.
Sleepy at night
It dozes off at night. You can set its bedtime in Settings.
Collect
Collect and dress up
Spend paws on 19 friends, 21 hats, 12 step effects and 6 ground colors. Try things on right on your desktop before you buy. As you bond, friends bring you keepsakes and your album fills up.
Cat
Bunny
Shiba
Frog
Bear
Chick
Capybara
Penguin
Panda
Fox
Koala
Hamster
3 special friends
Buy the tiger, arctic fox and red panda with paws, or bring them home right away with the Special Friends Pack ($2.99) in the app. The pack also has golden steps.
Tiger
Arctic Fox
Red Panda
Lightweight
Light enough to leave on all day
Measured on an Apple silicon Mac.
- Clicks on the empty space around it go to the window behind.
- Petting it never pulls you out of what you're typing.
- Keep it above other windows or only on the desktop. It hides when an app goes full screen.
Privacy
It never knows what you type
The Input Monitoring permission only tells it when you press a key and how often. It never reads which key or letter, and never saves or sends your keystrokes anywhere. Without the permission, petting, tossing and dressing up all still work.
Pricing
Free to download
Mac App Store
Free
Download it free from the Mac App Store. Friends, bundles and paws are bought in the app. Updates come through the store.
Download on the Mac App StoreIn-app purchases
- One friend$0.99
- All Friends$4.99
- Special Friends Pack$2.99
- 1,500 Paws$0.99
- 5,000 Paws$2.99
You also earn paws just by typing. Prices are in US dollars; checkout shows your local currency.
FAQ
Questions
Can it see what I type?
No. It only knows when and how often you press keys, never which key or letter. Your keystrokes aren't saved or sent anywhere.
Can I use it without the permission?
Yes. It just won't run when you type. Petting, tossing and dressing up all still work.
Will it get in my way?
Clicks on the empty space around it go to the window behind, and petting it never pulls you out of what you're typing. Need it gone for a while? Choose “Hide for 1 Hour” from the menu bar.
How do I get a refund?
Ask wherever you bought it. Time limits for each country are in the refund policy.
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac running macOS 13 or later.